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United States Patent 3,517,984 ANAMORPHOTIC OBJECTIVE Kurt Lindstedt, Gottingen-Weende, and Kurt Kirchhoff, Hamburg-Lump, Germany, assignors to Isco Optische Werke G.m.b.H., Gottingen, Germany, a corporation of Germany Filed Mar. 15, 1968, Ser. No. 713,468 Claims priority, applicationggrmany, Mar. 30, 1967,

33, Int. Cl. G02b 13/08 US. Cl. 350-181 8 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Our present inventionrelates to an optical objective system of the anamorphotic type, more particularly a system including, in addition to a spherically effective basic objective, an anamorphotic component of the type disclosed and claimed in our copending application Ser. No. 713,467 of even date. Such systems are used, for example, in the taking of wide-angle motion pictures and in their subsequent projection upon a wide screen; they may also be utilized for the photographing of panoramic still pictures on film of normal size and for subsequent reproduction thereof on outsized postcards or the like.

The general object of this invention is to provide an anamorphotic objective system of the character referred to, with a pair of cylindrically curved lens members of opposite refractivity constituting an afocal group within their optically effective (usually horizontal) plane, which enables the taking or the projection of pictures with contraction or expansion in that plane by a factor on the order of 1.5, thereby affording an increase of the field angle on the object side (i.e. the side of the longer light rays) to a value of approximately 60 as compared with the usual angle of about 39, with minimization of the distortion which in conventional systems may be as high as 25% and which is particularly objectionable in the taking of still pictures.

Another object of this invention is to provide a lens assembly for the taking or the projection of pictures which can be converted into an enlargement objective.

of large magnification ratio, particularly in the optically effective plane of the anamorphotic component, through the addition of a single collective lens members at the front.

These objects are realized, pursuant to our present invention, by the provision of an objective system whose anamorphotic component, interposed between a spherically effective basic objective and a spherically effective front component, consists of a biconcave front doublet with a weakly collective cemented surface and a biconvex rear doublet with a weakly dispersive cemented surface, these doublets being conjugate in a manner known per se to form an afocal group in a plane perpendicular to their axes of curvature; the basic objective may consist of three air-spaced lens members, preferably singlets, of positive, negative and positive refractivity, respectively.

3,517,984 Patented June 30, 1970 The front component may include a substantially afocal pair of spherically curved lenses of opposite refractivity, either or both of these lenses being axially shiftable to focus the objective; if this objective is equipped with its own focusing means, the latter may be immobilized in a predetermined position (preferably set for infinity) so that all the focusing may be carried out with the aid of this lens pair.

The front component may also'include a spherically curved lens member of collective character having a focal length substantially greater than that of the basic objective, preferably about 5 to 10 times as great, whereby the entire system can be used as an enlargement objective with a magnification ratio which may exceed a factor of 8 in the optically effectiveplane of the anamorphotic component.

The invention will be described in greater detail hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a horizontal section of an optical system according to the invention, adapted particularly for picture-taking;

FIG. la shows the same system in vertical section;

FIGS. 2 and 2a are views similar to FIGS. 1 and la, respectively, showing a slightly modified system according to the invention particularly adapted for pictureprojection;

FIGS. 3 and 3a are further views similar to FIGS. 1 and la, respectively, showing the system of the first embodiment converted into an enlargement objective; and

FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3, illustrating a slightly modified enlargement objective according to the invention.

In FIGS. 1 and 1a we have shown an optical objective system comprising afront group with two spherically curved lenses L L constituting a substantially afocal pair, either or both of these lenses being axially adjustable for focusing purposes. Lens L is planoconcave, with radii r r and thickness (1,, and separated by a small air gap d from planoconvex lens L having radii r r, and thickness d A further air space d intervenes between this lens pair and a first cylindrical doublet of negative refractivity, consisting of a biconcave lens L (radii r r and thickness d cemented onto a meniscusshaped positive lens L, (radii r r and thickness d This doublet is followed, after a wide air space d7, by a positively refracting cylindrical doublet consisting of a meniscus-shaped negative lens L (radii r r and thickness d cemented onto a biconvex lens L (radii r r and thickness d Another relatively small air space d separates the latter doublet from the first member L, of a basic three-member objective, lens L being a planoconvex singlet with radii r r and thickness d lens L precedes by an air space d a biconcave singlet L (radii r r and thickness d which is followed, after an air space d by a biconvex rear lens L (radii r r and thickness d The forwardly spaced cemented surfaces r and r of the anamorphotic doublets are wealky refractive since the glasses of their respective constituent lenses differ only slightly in their refractive indices; more particularly, surface r is of positive power while surface r is of negative power.

In the following Table I we have listed representative values for the radii r, to r and the thicknesses and separations a, to d of the system shown in FIGS. 1 and la,-based upon a numerical value of unity for the overall focal length of the spherical components L L together with the individual surface powers An/r, the re- Table I and following tables for the sake of completeness are considered insignificant for the purpose of defining an operative system.

As will be apparent from the drawing and from the numerical values given below, the afocal pair of the front 4 FIGS. 3 and 3a show the system of FIGS. 1 and la supplemented by a compound lens member at the front, consisting of a planoconvex lens L,, with radii r r and thickness d,, cemented onto a planoconcave lens L with radii r r and thickness d the space intervening between Component is bounded y the Planar Outer Surfaces 1 the collective spherical lens members L L and the r of its planoconcave lens L and its planoconvex lens planoconcave lens L of the focusing group has been L whose curved inner surfaces r and r of substantially designated d The inclusion of lens member L L creates the same radius of curvature, are closely spaced from each an enlargement objective which, with the numerical values other. This affords a high degree of compactness, whether listed in the following Table III, has a magnification ratio the afocal pair stands alone or is preceded, as in FIGS. of 4.1:1 in the horizontal plane and a front-focal length 3 and 4 described hereinafter, y a further lens number of 4.308 units, the back-focal length being equal to 0.803 with a nonconvex rear surface. unit as in the system of Table I: TABLE I TABLE III Thicknesses 'Ihicknesses and and Lens Radii Separations 1rd 11 An/r Lens Radii Separations m An/r ri= 0 r,.=+1.2094 +0. 514900 L1 d1= 0. 0439 1.57125 55.9 L, d,,=0.2080 1.62286 60.0

d =0. 0086 Air space Lb d =0.0570 1. 62408 36.1 r =+1. 1920 +0.479230 r,=+2.1055 0.2 6440 L d =0. 1336 1. 57125 55. 9 d.,=0.1250 Arr space 1 6563 d =0. 0668 Air space 0 376051 r L1 5 d,=0.o572 1. 62286 60.0 FIG. 4 shows a modified front member L L whose L4 6781 d6=0 1622 2408 3&1 001799 radii r r r and thicknesses d d have been listed r1=+ .3 75 0.265 0 in the followlng Table IV, the system of FIG. 4 dlffellng 1 08459, from that of FIGS. 3 and 3a by having a horizontal-plane L5 +1 0800 a= 1-62408 0 001130 magnification ratio of 8.45:1, its front-focal length being r= L6 g 1 6334 d,=0. 1107 1.62286 60.0 +0 381323 hnear d, =0. 0300 Air space TABLE IV m= +0. 3803 +1. 645033 L1 F d,,=0.0840 1.62555 57.8 0 Thicknesses an m= 0.5531 dIFO'OQM A Lens Radii Separations m w An/r L8 +0 3848 d,3=0.0134 1. 63004 35.5 1 637531 411:0.0954 Airspace L d 1670 1 62286 60 0 r15=+l. 6881 1b+67998 000180 115:0 0611 63555 Lb db=0.0560 1. 62408 36.1

m=-0.4a50 fl-438006 40 rc=+2.2690 4175040 The objective system specified 1n the forego ngtable The anamorphotic components may be modified has.an appalen} focal.length of 0'707 hgear umts 2 by replacing the parameters listed in Table I with the opncany efiecnve honzontal p; g one values of the following Table V, again with observation System as compared a oca P o of the aforementioned tolerances: linear unit (equal, for example, to mm.) in the vert1- cal plane (FIG. la); the back-focal length of the system TABLEV equals 0.803 linear units.

In FIGS. 2 and 2a we have shown a system differing gnhhknesses from that of FIGS. 1 and 1a only by the choice of a 50 Lens Rad separations basic ob ectlve whose lens members L L and L have radii r to r as well as thicknesses and air spaces d 4135379 to d which, again together with their corresponding in- I L! 15:0960 1-62286 (50-0 r6=+0.7107 +0. 00112 dices of refracnon, Abbe numbers and surface powers, 16:01") 1,62408 36,1

' r 2.4604 0. 25365 have been compiled in the following table. 1 :7 20 (17:0491 Air Space +0 08135 r .67 TA LE II d,=0.066 1. 62408 36.1

L TFH'WO d 0 116 1 62286 0 00108 gfg a m=-1.7120 P i +0. 36382 Lens Radii Separations 11.1 v An/r 60 Space The objectives herein disclosed have a distortion of L I n1=+0.6356 d 0w 1 62554 57 9 +0-984230 not more than 5 to 10%.

7 0 0 We claim:

\if space 1. An optical objective system comprising a spherically r13'=0.s533 -0. 765120 Lg z 1.65285 60 effective basic ob ective; a spherically effective front com- 5778 ponent on the object side of said objective, said front comd =0. 2010 Air space l 1 1 1.0312460 ponent inc uding a substantla ly p anoconcave lens and L1 T 6676 1-62554 +0 937070 a substantially planoconvex lens with closely juxtaposed T curved surfaces of substantially the same radius of curvature defining a substantially afocal pair; and an ana- The aforestated tolerances apply also to this system, morphotic component consisting of a biconcave front which has an overall focal length of 1.617 units in the doublet with a weakly collective cemented surface imvertical plane and an apparent focal length of 1.14 units mediately adjacent said substantially afocal pair and in the horizontal plane, the back-focal length being 1.319 of a biconvex rear doublet with a weakly dispersive eemented surface immediately adjacent said objective, said units.

' members are singlets.

3. A system as defined in claim 2 wherein said first lens member L said second lens member L and said third lens member L have radii r to r and thicknesses and separations d to d whose numerical values, based upon a numerical value of unity for the overall focal length of said objective, together with the numerical values of their refractive indices n and their Abb numbers 11 are substantially as given in the following table:

4. The system as defined in claim 2 wherein said first lens member L said second lens member L and said third lens member L have radii r to r and thicknesses and separations d to d whose numerical values, based upon a numerical value of 1.617 for the overall focal length of said objective, together with the numerical values of their refractive indices n and their Abb number 1 are substantially as given in the following table:

Thicknesses an Lens Radii Separations m w Tr +0.64 L7 d1i'=0. 10 1. 63 57 T13'= cu diz'=0.21 Air space T11 0.85 Lg (113' =0.02 1. 65 33 tin =0.20 Air space m =+2.00 L9 |i =0.10 1. 63 57 5. A system as defined in claim 1 wherein said pianoconcave lens L and planoconvex lens L have radii r to r thicknesses d d separation d whose numerical values, based upon a numerical value of unity for the focal length of said objective, together with the numerical values of their refractive indices n and their Abb numbers v are substantially as given in the following table:

6. An optical objective system comprising a spherically effective basic objective; a spherically effective front component on the object side of said objective, said front component including a. substantially planoconcave lens, a substantially planoconvex lens with closely juxtaposed curved surfaces of substantially the same radius of curvature defining a substantially afocal pair and, ahead of said substantially afocal pair, a spherically effective collective lens member having a focal length substantially exceeding that of said objective; and an anamorphotic component consisting of a biconcave front doublet with a weakly collective cemented surface immediately adjacent said substantially afocal pair and of a biconvex rear doublet with a weakly dispersive cemented surface immediately adjacent said objective, said doublets being bounded by surfaces cylindrically curved about parallel axes and together forming an afocal group in a plane perpendicular to said axes.

7. A system as defined in claim 6 wherein said collective lens member consists of a planoconvex lens L and a planoconcave lens L cemented together along their planar surfaces.

8. A system as defined in claim 7 wherein said pianoconcave lens L and a planoconvex lens L have radii r and r and thicknesses d d whose numerical values, based upon a numerical value of unity for the focal length of said objective, together with the numerical values of their refractive indices n and their Abb numbers 11 are substantially as given in the following table:

JOHN K. CORBIN, Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 350-212, 226 

